The Enterprise
Community Calendar: Planning board meets Thursday
From staff reports | March 19, 2024
SPRING HOPE — The Spring Hope Planning Board will meet from 6:30-8 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, at Town Hall, 118 E. Railroad St. Bailey Planning Board sets meeting BAILEY— The town Planning Board will meet from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at Town Hall, 6217 Main St. Downtown development...
Farris & Thomas Law Attorneys Student-Athlete of the Week: Brennan Pridgen
From staff reports | March 19, 2024
Brennan Pridgen, an outfielder on the varsity baseball team at Southern Nash High School, is The Enterprise’s Farris & Thomas Law Attorneys Student-Athlete of the Week. Pridgen said he enjoys how baseball “gives you something to work toward and a team that’s like family.” The high school junior wears jersey...
Ladybirds rout CBA 13-1
From staff reports | March 18, 2024
Carlee Beckham’s grand slam was the highlight of a six-run third inning for the Southern Nash softball team in a 13-1 nonconference win at home Monday against C.B. Aycock. The 3-A Ladybirds of the 2-A/3-A Big East Conference stayed unbeaten through seven games as they piled up 12 hits. Southern...
Firebirds to compete in Tobs Varsity Classic
From staff reports | March 18, 2024
The Wilson Tobs summer collegiate baseball organization will hold the first of its three annual high school baseball showcases at Fleming Stadium starting on Friday. The first of two Tobs Varsity Baseball Classics features six games Friday and Saturday at Fleming with the lineup including Beddingfield, Fike and Southern Nash....
Southern Nash Middle dominates cross-country meet
From staff reports | March 18, 2024
WILSON — Southern Nash Middle dominated the girls race in Wednesday’s Tricounties Athletic Conference cross-country meet at the J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex as the Cobras sent eight of the first 10 runners across the finish line. Leading the way for Southern Nash was winner Brooklyn Rice with a time...
Farris & Thomas Law Attorneys Student-Athlete of the Week: Brennan Pridgen
From staff reports | March 19, 2024
Brennan Pridgen, an outfielder on the varsity baseball team at Southern Nash High School, is The Enterprise’s Farris & Thomas Law Attorneys Student-Athlete of the Week. Pridgen said he enjoys...
Ladybirds rout CBA 13-1
From staff reports | March 18, 2024
Carlee Beckham’s grand slam was the highlight of a six-run third inning for the Southern Nash softball team in a 13-1 nonconference win at home Monday against C.B. Aycock. The...
Firebirds to compete in Tobs Varsity Classic
From staff reports | March 18, 2024
The Wilson Tobs summer collegiate baseball organization will hold the first of its three annual high school baseball showcases at Fleming Stadium starting on Friday. The first of two Tobs...
Butterfield honored with highway naming
By Drew C. Wilson
dwilson@wilsontimes.com | 252-265-7818 | February 2, 2024
RALEIGH — Friends and relatives joined North Carolina Board of Transportation members Thursday in recognizing retired U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield at an honorary naming ceremony. The board unanimously voted to...
Volunteers needed to deliver meals
By Hannah Whitley Camarena
hcamarena@springhopeenterprise.com | 252-265-8117 | January 30, 2024
Nash County Recreation & Senior Services is recruiting volunteer drivers for its Home-Delivered Meals program. “We are in desperate need of volunteers in the Nashville, Spring Hope, Castalia and Red...
Prosecutors issue warning on illegal handgun switches
By Drew C. Wilson
dwilson@wilsontimes.com | 252-265-7818 | December 22, 2023
U.S. Attorney Michael Easley issued a warning Wednesday reminding people they could face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if they’re convicted of possessing a semiautomatic...
Our Opinion: Black Hole Award shines sunlight on legislative secrecy
March 18, 2024
With its business-friendly climate and relatively low cost of living, North Carolina often lands at or near the top of national lists ranking the best states for tech startups, young...
Winners still flirt with swing voters
March 18, 2024
Carolina Journal’s first post-primary survey is out. It shows our state’s 2024 general elections will be, as usual, quite competitive. That’s not to say North Carolina’s electorate is perfectly purple....
NC’s legislative majority embraces unfiltered extremism
March 18, 2024
For decades, political operatives crafted their parties’ strategies according to the delicate tenets of the median voter theorem. The protocol was to prune and adjust controversial positions until the party’s...
Rep. Chesser delivers results for Nash County
February 13, 2024
I write to express my unwavering support for state Rep. Allen Chesser, whose commitment to the values and prosperity of North Carolina is unparalleled. Representative Chesser’s staunch pro-life stance is...
Look to Nash Community College for support
September 5, 2023
Nash Community College has an open-door policy and is a committed resiliency-building resource for Nash County, serving the whole student body. We offer courses in basic skills, high school equivalency...
Nonprofit helps light path to recovery
September 5, 2023
My name is Ruth Parker. As the founder of Nikki’s Total Life Care Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, I am proud to share my journey of serving the community in the...